Senior Software Engineer - MEAN Stack

Position Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Lead with a strong background in cloud-native application development, microservices architecture, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise-grade applications and will

be capable of leading a large team to build scalable, secure, and high-

performance systems. This person will not only be a technical expert but also an effective people manager, fostering growth and collaboration within their team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead by example, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to team knowledge-sharing efforts.
• Provide guidance on best practices, architecture, and development processes.
• Drive the design and implementation of cloud-native enterprise applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Champion the adoption of microservices principles and design patterns across the engineering team.
• Maintain a hands-on approach in software development, contributing directly to code while balancing leadership responsibilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UI/UX, DevOps,
• QA, Security) to ensure successful delivery of features and enhancements.
• Continuously evaluate and improve the development process, from CI/CD pipelines to code quality and testing.
• Ensure application security best practices are followed, addressing vulnerabilities and potential threats in a proactive manner.
• Help define technical roadmaps and provide input on architectural decisions that meet both current and future customer needs.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation within the engineering team.

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Skills:

Core Technologies: Strong expertise in Node.js and Javascript,

with the ability to pick up new languages and technologies as required.

Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with cloud technologies,

particularly AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Microservices Architecture: Proven experience in building and

maintaining cloud-native, microservices-based applications.

Security Awareness: Deep understanding of security principles,

especially in the context of developing enterprise applications.

Development Tools: Proficiency in version control systems (Git),

CI/CD tools, containerization (Docker), and orchestration platforms

(Kubernetes).

Scalability & Performance: Strong knowledge of designing

systems for scalability and performance, with experience managing

large-scale systems.

Communication Skills:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex business concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong presentation skills to effectively convey technical information and business value to clients.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and clients across different time zones and cultural backgrounds.

Experience:

• At least 5-10 years of experience in software engineering with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role managing a team of developers.
• Proven track-record for delivering performant and scalable applications.
• Experience working in client-facing roles, providing technical consulting, and managing client expectations.

Leadership Skills:

• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and motivate a team of engineers.
• Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

LIFE AT FOUNTANE:

• Fountane offers an environment where all members are supported, challenged, recognized & given opportunities to grow to their fullest potential.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance
• Individual/team bonuses
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Fun/challenging variety of projects/industries
• Flexible workplace policy - remote/physical
• Flat organization - no micromanagement
• Individual contribution - set your deadlines
• Above all - culture that helps you grow exponentially.

Qualifications - No bachelor's degree required. Good communication skills are a must!

ABOUT US:

Established in 2017, Fountane Inc is a Ventures Lab incubating and investing in new competitive technology businesses from scratch. Thus far, we’ve created half a dozen multi-million valuation companies in the US and a handful of sister ventures for large corporations, including Target, US Ventures, and Imprint Engine.

We’re a team of 80 strong from around the world that are radically open-minded and believes in excellence, respecting one another, and pushing our boundaries to the furthest it's ever been.

We’re building a powerful, AI-driven communication platform — a next-generation alternative to RingCentral or 8x8 — powered by OpenAI, LangChain, and SIP/WebRTC. We're looking for a Full-Stack Software Developer who’s passionate about building real-time, AI-enabled voice infrastructure and who’s excited to work in a fast-moving, founder-led environment.

This is an opportunity to build from scratch, take ownership of core systems, and innovate on the edge of VoIP + AI.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build AI-driven voice and messaging features (e.g. smart IVRs, call transcription, virtual agents)
• Develop backend services using Python, Node.js, or Golang
• Integrate OpenAI, Whisper, and LangChain with real-time VoIP systems like Twilio, SIP, or WebRTC
• Create scalable APIs, handle call logic, and build AI pipelines
• Collaborate with the founder and early team on product strategy and infrastructure
• Participate in occasional in-person strategy meetings (Delhi, Bangalore, or nearby)

Must-Have Skills

• Strong programming experience in Python, Node.js, or Go
• Hands-on experience with VoIP/SIP, WebRTC, or tools like Twilio, Asterisk, Plivo
• Experience integrating with LLM APIs, OpenAI, or speech-to-text models
• Solid understanding of backend design, Docker, Redis, PostgreSQL
• Ability to work independently and deliver production-grade code

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with LangChain or agent-based AI systems
• Knowledge of call routing logic, STUN/TURN, or media servers (e.g. FreeSWITCH)
• Interest in building scalable cloud-first SaaS products

Work Setup

• 🏠 Remote work (India-based, must be reachable for meetings)
• 🕐 Full-time role
• 💼 Direct collaboration with founder (technical)
• 🧘‍♂️ Flexible hours, strong ownership culture

Location: Hybrid/ Remote

Openings: 5

Experience: 0 - 2Years

Qualification: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or a related technical field

Key Responsibilities:

Backend Development & APIs

• Build microservices that provide REST APIs to power web frontends.
• Design clean, reusable, and scalable backend code meeting enterprise security standards.
• Conceptualize and implement optimized data storage solutions for high-performance systems.

Deployment & Cloud

• Deploy microservices using a common deployment framework on AWS and GCP.
• Inspect and optimize server code for speed, security, and scalability.

Frontend Integration

• Work on modern front-end frameworks to ensure seamless integration with back-end services.
• Develop reusable libraries for both frontend and backend codebases.

AI Awareness (Preferred)

• Understand how AI/ML or Generative AI can enhance enterprise software workflows.
• Collaborate with AI specialists to integrate AI-driven features where applicable.

Quality & Collaboration

• Participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality.
• Collaborate with teams using Agile/Scrum methodologies for rapid and structured delivery.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), Webpack, Mocha, Jest
• Experience with recent frontend frameworks – React.js, Redux.js, Node.js (or similar)
• Deep understanding of HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS, and Content Management Systems
• Ability to design and implement RESTful APIs and understand their impact on client-side applications
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) – deployment, storage, and scalability
• Experience working with Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Strong backend expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring Boot is a plus but not mandatory

About Rankpedia:

Rankpedia Technologies works with customers experiencing complicated educational circumstances. Through the provision of online education programs, we equip students with the confidence, motivation, and skills that they need to top and perform outstandingly well in their education.

Location: Bangalore

Industry: E-Learning

About Role:

Who You Are | Common for All Senior Developers

• Leadership: Ability to move and inspire a team in a unified direction towards a common vision.

• Dynamic: Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. Have exquisite attention to detail, and are comfortable learning new technologies and systems.

• Humility: An approachable individual who is able to form strong and long-lasting relationships.

• Motivation: Demonstrate a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude. Willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done.

• Data-driven: Keen interest in evaluating product/market situations, analyzing raw data, and transforming it into actionable strategies.

Senior Software Engineer

Rankpedia is looking for a smart, collaborative, and hard-working Senior Software Engineer. As a Senior Software engineer, you’ll come in and lay the groundwork for how engineering is practiced at Rankpedia. You’ll assess the technical feasibility of newly-created product ideas and propose accurate solutions throughout the design and development phase. You’ll evaluate different systems for use in production and drive the adoption of key technological changes. You’ll soon lead a team of motivated and experienced engineers and enable them to provide a seamless learning experience to our customers. So, if you are an accomplished, hands-on engineering leader, then we’d like to talk to you!

Responsibilities: 

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be first-hand responsible for designing our architecture, implementing it, and making crucial technology decisions.

• You will build high-quality software, inspire future hires to write good code, and maintain a culture of high-performance engineering teams with exemplary work.

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.

• Understanding agile development, CI/CD, sprints, code reviews.

• Working with Product Managers and the rest of the team to plan sprints.

• As the engineer building the foundation of our systems, you will end up working with product, frontend, and DevOps/infra personnel to architect the systems and data flow

• Articulate the approach to all the relevant team members

• Consistently follows and promotes SDLC best practices: Coding standard, testing, code reviews, code comments, etc. 

• Adaptability: As a Young startup you will be exposed to different functions beyond your defined role.

Requirements:

• 4-5 years of intense experience writing production Software services at scale

• Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Design, and Databases

• Deep understanding of SQL database architecture - data modeling and scalable schema design

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Proficient in JavaScript & its Libraries/Frameworks, NodeJS, RestAPI, MongoDB, SQL, ReactJs.

• Experience of version control and code branching strategies

• Preferred - Experience of DevOps implementation in AWS

• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

The Job Requires Candidate to work from office

• Working with the product team to develop new features focused on improving the user experience
• Improving existing features and working on streamlining client implementations through improved tools
• Improving our technical architecture and building out a continuous integration pipeline
• Modernizing our front-end in new frameworks
• Everything else - our team is small and you'll likely be involved in almost every tech-related thing going on
  
  

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience building consumer-facing web apps
• You are interested in the full-stack opportunity and love building a feature from start to finish
• Self-starter with a deep interest in tech - we want someone who will come in with opinions, and shape our engineering practices and decisions for the better
• An eye for design - you'll have an important role in making the product look great
• Believe in our mission and love the idea of working in education to help students succeed
  
  

Technologies you'll work with:

• NodeJS, http://sails.js/">Sails.JS
• http://react.js/">React.js, Redux, Redux-Saga
• Kubernetes, Postgres, ElasticSearch, Redis, RabbitMQ
• Whatever else you decide - we're constantly re-evaluating our stack and tools
• Having prior experience with the technologies is a plus, but not mandatory for skilled candidates.

Benefits

• Remote Option - You can work from any location of your choice
• Reimbursement of Home Office Setup
• Competitive Salary
• Friendly atmosphere
• Flexible paid vacation policy